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    LEPORID

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Rabbits and haresplay

    Synonyms:

    leporid; leporid mammal

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("leporid" is a kind of...):

    gnawing mammal; lagomorph (relative large gnawing animals; distinguished from rodents by having two pairs of upper incisors specialized for gnawing)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "leporid"):

    coney; cony; rabbit (any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food)

    hare (swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs; young born furred and with open eyes)

    Holonyms ("leporid" is a member of...):

    family Leporidae; Leporidae (hares and rabbits)

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